92,831 State of Florida v. Carol Leigh Thompson

State: Florida

Docket No: 92831

Case Date: 12/22/1999

Plaintiff: 92,831 State of Florida

Defendant: Carol Leigh Thompson

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STATE OF FLORIDA, Petitioner, vs. CAROL LEIGH THOMPSON, Respondent. [December 22, 1999] PER CURIAM. We have for review Thompson v. State, 708 So. 2d 315 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998), in which the Second District Court of Appeal held unconstitutional chapter 95-182, Laws of Florida. Specifically, the court found that chapter 95-182 violates the single subject rule contained in article III, section 6 of the Florida Constitution. See Thompson, 708 So. 2d at 317. In so holding, the Second District acknowledged conflict with the Third District's decision in Higgs v. State, 695 So. 2d 872, 873 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997), wherein the court rejected a single subject rule challenge to section 95-182. We have jurisdiction. See Art. V,

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